zz05 pc canals

Port charlotte Canals Salt/brackish

Port charlotte Beach pier- .
 Spillways along 41-
East Spring lake
Edgewater Ramp
Lister Park
Sunrise Park

 

Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/30/2023 — Some small snook. A scattering of sheepshead, plus some small black drum, so check those teeth. Also some small mangrove snapper.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/16/2023 — Some anglers are catching snook and jacks trolling. Some mangrove snapper and black drum are also around. Random sheepshead reports are trickling in.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/09/2023 — Jacks, lots of small snook, a few sheepshead (more seeing than catching), Mayan cichlids, mangrove snapper and a few black drum (also more seeing than catching).

Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/02/2023 — Snook are in most of the canals, and some jacks have been reported blitzing. East Spring Lake has baby tarpon for lookin' at. Some sheepshead and mangrove snapper have been caught. Mayan cichlids and sand bream are around, especially further inland.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  11/25/2023 — Mayan cichlids and sand bream are eating cut shrimp around the docks. Some snook, mostly shorts but a few bigger ones have been spotted around the lights. Some jack crevalle might be anywhere. Some keeper mangrove snapper and a bunch of shorts. We're seeing sheepshead but not hearing about many caught.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  11/18/2023 — A lot of Mayan cichlids this week. Little snook are getting very active. A few juvie tarpon are there but not biting. A few jacks have been caught on the troll.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  11/11/2023 — Some keeper mangrove snapper in here, along with sand brim around the docks. Small snook, a few black drum, and the occasional jack. East Spring Lake has produced a few tarpon from 20 to 80 pounds; they're frustrating but keep throwing small soft plastics, big chunks of cutbait or live pinfish.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  11/05/2023 — Random baby goliath grouper, a few snook of mixed sizes, lots of sand bream, mangrove snapper are starting to perk back up, and lots of baby tarpon rolling around.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  10/28/2023 — The jacks have been around. Small snook, decent sand bream and keeper mangrove snapper are around the docks. Small tarpon are rolling throughout the canals, but they've been more or less unhookable.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  10/14/2023 — Plenty of catfish, if you're interested. Snook are popping around the area. Juvenile tarpon rolling but hard to hook. Several reports of sand bream, including some caught in the crab traps.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  10/07/2023 — Some jacks have been busting small baitfish. Snook caught on the troll. Ladyfish near the canals mouths. Juvenile tarpon are rolling, not so much biting.

Capt. Josh & Fishin' Frank 10/03/23  — A few mangrove snapper and sand bream. For the bream use small hooks and pieces of peeled shrimp. Lots of tilapia and Mayan cichlids.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  09/16/2023 — Sand bream and Mayan cichlids have been abundant. A lot of small snook and a few black drum have also been biting. There have been a lot of juvenile tarpon around the canal mouths. The Port Charlotte Beach Pier has had some small snook, maybe a keeper or two as well. A couple sand bream around the boat ramp and seawall.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  09/09/2023 — Some snook, mostly smaller ones. A few black drum seen but not caught. Ditto the small tarpon. Mayan cichlids and sand bream have picked up, and there are loads of baby Mayans. The Port Charlotte Beach Pier has had a handful of snook, including a couple keepers. Lots of short mangrove snapper and catfish, too.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  09/02/2023 — A lot of dinky peanut snook 12 to 20 inches. There are also a few that might keep. A few black drum around still. Juvenile tarpon seen but not hooked. Lots of catfish.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  07/22/2023 — Lots of black drum, some jacks, some baby bull sharks, lots of small tarpon rolling but just a few hooked. Decent bite on smaller snook, mostly on soft plastics but also on small shrimp.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  07/15/2023 — Quite a few little snook and baby tarpon, with some of the little silver princes actually biting. Black drum are hanging out in many of the canals also.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  07/01/2023 — Lots of black drum moving thru, but they are more social than hungry. Offer them a frozen shrimp just in case. Juvenile tarpon are around and a few have been caught on shrimp and soft plastic paddletails. Decent numbers of smaller snook at night or early in the day.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  06/24/2023 — Black drum are moving thru. Some juvenile tarpon are rolling. Small snook. Mangrove snapper in the barely legal range and sand bream have been making a few fish fryers happy.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  06/10/2023 — A lot of little snook up to about 24 inches. Sand bream are taking shrimp chunks around docks. Black drum and baby tarpon have been seen but neither are really biting.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  06/03/2023 — Fairly quiet, but there are lots of baby tarpon rolling that are frustrating everybody. Small snook, mangrove snapper and black drum are around, and a few of the drum are even biting.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  05/20/2023 — Some sand bream, very small mangrove snapper, some black drum seen but not caught, some baby baby snook. Lots of sailcats, and they've even been hitting soft plastic baits and topwater lures.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  05/13/2023 — A lot of little snook, a lot of juvenile tarpon, black drum starting to school up. Some baby sharks also.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  03/25/2023 — Lots of snook, mostly short but a few legal. Troll lipped plugs or cast underneath the docks. A few sheepshead and small mangrove snapper have been caught. Juvenile tarpon are abundant and rolling, especially in the spring lakes. Some small bull sharks have been in the canals also. No jack reports this week.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  03/18/2023 — A lot of snook, mostly small. Some keepers caught trolling lipped plugs or casting shrimp (real or plastic) under the docks. Small and med-small tarpon are in the Spring Lake and Edgewater canals, rolling but rarely eating. A few jacks have been buzzing around and would love to hit a big noisy topwater.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  03/11/2023 — A lot of little snook. They can be caught around the docks or on trolled plugs. Juvenile tarpon are in east and west Spring Lakes for your viewing pleasure. Way in the back, sand bream and Mayan cichlids have been eating shrimp or worms. Some jacks in the 3- to 5-pound range have been hitting trolled Rapalas and Yo-Zuris.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  03/04/2023 — They've perked up a bit. Lots of little snook and a few bigger ones. They're taking baits and lures under the docks and also trolled plugs. Some trout have been in the canals, mostly in wider canals and closer to the Harbor. Quite a bit of teeny bait in here too. Black drum moving around but not actively feeding. Not many jack reports, but Mayan cichlids and sand bream are in the backwater canals.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  02/18/2023 — Some little snook, sand bream, Mayan cichlids, a couple jacks and a handful of small tarpon seen but not hooked.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  02/11/2023 — Very slow, but we've heard some small snook, plus a few mangrove snapper, jacks and sheepshead.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  02/04/2023 — Fishing is OK but not great. Some mangrove snapper and snook, plus some sand bream in the backwaters. Tarpon in Spring Lake. Black drum seen but not caught. Water flow through here has changed a lot, so the fish are probably still trying to figure out where they want to be.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  01/28/2023 — Some snook. A few jacks. Mangrove snapper and sand bream from some of the docks. Overall oddly quiet.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  01/21/2023 — Mixed reports. Some areas are lousy, with not even catfish. Others have been producing snook, trout, small redfish, jacks and juvenile tarpon. Way back, we've been hearing about some sand bream.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  01/07/2023 — Some tarpon rolling. Black drum spotted. A few snook and jacks caught. Not amazing, not terrible.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  08/29/2022 — Some little snook. Lots of juvenile tarpon, which might eat but probably won't. Black drum and a handful of jacks are also around. The bright spot has been sand bream.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  08/13/2022 — Sand bream have been good if you're targeting them, and some Mayan cichlids as bycatch. A few juvenile tarpon around, but they've thinned out. A few back drum and small snook around as well.

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  07/30/2022 — A few black drum. Juvenile tarpon are rolling and not biting. Some small snook too.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  07/23/2022 — A few snook, a few black drum. Lots of juvie tarpon rolling, but hard to catch. Catfish bite is solid, mostly hardheads.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  07/02/2022 — Quite a few small snook. Big black drum schooling in some of the canals, mostly near open water. A scattering of little tarpon and some jacks.

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 05/23/20 ------   Jacks are the big story and a lot of Sand bream and the Tarpon in good numbers with black drum and snook late in hte day

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 05/16/20 ------ Jacks and some Snook with a lot of sand bream,

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 05/02/20 ------ Lot sof smaller Snook and schools of Jacks and the black drum
in schools as well, .
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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 04/25/20 ------ snapper are bigger on average and the Jacks are not huge but fun and decent size schools and there is plenty of Tarpon

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 04/18/20 ------ Jacks and quite a few Smaller fish, and a lot of sand bream, The countryman and Ohara have Mayans

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 04/11/20 ------ A lot of snook mostly smaller and there is a lot of Jacks , The Snapper fishing is getting better
A cobia caught in alligator bay  

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 04/04/20 ------  The canals have a lot of jacks and snappers with some Snook
The sand bream are in good numbers, Some small tarpon.  Free line a sardine for Cobia in alligator bay   

 

 

 

January

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 01/25/20 ------ spring lake and the ackerman as well as the manchester and country man are doing great the elkcam is not too good
 

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 01/18/20 ------ Which canal makes all the differance ackerman, Ohara. country man are amoung the better ones
and by th beach complexe is fiull of snook. Shrimp or the strike king rage swimmer the best of snook baits right now.

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 01/04/20 ------ not so good but better up the Ackerman and the countryman water way
Sand bream and Jacks and even good snook
Some Red fish under the docks
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Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" Along with Capt. Karl - 01/26/19 ------been quite a few jacks ,
Sand bream are towards the mouth of the Ackerman or over by the beach. Snook hitting late in the day
and some sheep head by the old locks, which are not there. Karl is talking huge Snook hitting top water lures
at the interscetions of canals. prop top water lures big 6 inch plus. listen to karl on radio fishing for more info

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 01/19/19 ------- sparitic and inconsistence The Ackerman has a ton of red fish and big snappers
along with snook and jacks while the next canal have nothing, same story all over if your canal is not doing good just try the next one.
Some tarpon in east spring lake.

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" Along with Capt. Karl - 01/12/19 ------- Lots of snook and some jacks
The sheep head in the Ackerman and around the bridges, Big Snappers at the old locks. Top water lures in the O'hara waterway
Fishing the intersections

 Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 01/05/19 ------- Ltos of snappers and a whole bunch of snook
Jacks are schooling in good numbers and the sand bream are way back in the canals

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Fishin Frank & Robert   01/06/18------- Lots of black drum the smaller eating size,
Snook hitting zoom split tail jerk baits, Lots of snook and Tarpon back in the manchester.
Fishin Frank & Robert   01/15/18------- Snook around the bridges and then as far back as you can get
Lots of snappers under the docks, The Bigger snook are the ones father back and there is Tarpon back there as well.

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Karl   01/19/18------ black drum in very size up to monster
Tarpon and some Snook, Ackerman has Jacks.
The O'hara has a lot of red fish, smaller Snook   - Sheep head and Snappers

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Karl   01/27/18------ The beach has Trout and Snappers with possible Snook
The canals have a lot of Trout and the jacks are in good numbers, Black drum and sheep head
hitting .

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/10/17-------- Jacks are really getting in the canals in more numbers
Black drum and Tarpon are filling in any canals where there is a large open area.
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/19/17--------  Quiter a lot of Jacks, the most fun fish there is
Sheep head and the Trout are starting to show up.

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/30/17-------- The canals have a bunch of red fish and some Snook
the Snapper fishing is doing great in the canals and some of the snappers are big
The Jacks continue to bite well in the Port Charlotte canals

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--01/22/15-------  Night time snapper and black drum

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--01/13/15------- /??????

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/24/15------ The canals have a bunch of Snook which have come back from
the Beaches, and are starting to move back into the canals.
The Jacks are finding more and more places they like on the Port Charlotte side, Soon it may be as good as
some of the PGI canals, the new water from the cahanges on the fresh water side may be helping bring
some of these fish into the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/04/16----- Tarpon and Trout lots of snook here on the PC side
Jacks getting thicker by the day.
The Snad bream bit this year is very good, really tasty fish .

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/13/16----- PC beach has a lt of Trout and the canals are getting more by the hour
The snook fishing on the pc side is better. The Jacks are finding the ackerman and the elkcam water ways
have good food and are holding here.

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/26/16----- Pc beach and the Canals have Spotted trout
There are quite a bit of sheep head under the bridges.

 

 

February

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 02/22/20 ------ not so good, the people trolling are catching some jacks and snook the beach complexe has Jacks and
Red fish and Snook and there is Pompano

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 02/15/20 ------ the better fishing is close to the mouths of the canals and jacks are the most fun
Snapper fishing, up in the canals are getting better

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 02/08/20 ------ Counrty man and ackerman are the better pones with jacks and bvlack drum
The beach complexe has good fishing , there are still snappers and sand bream
 

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" Along with Capt. Mike Myers - 02/23/19 ------ Still mixed from one canal to another The Snok are hitting under docks or trolling and There is Jacks and under the docks black drum.
 

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 02/16/19 ------- One canal great the next not.
Jacks and decent sheep head , in the way back some Sand bream. Possible Tarpon

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" along With Capt. Karl - 02/09/19 ------- Lots of snook and jacks
Some Black drum smaller ones 20 inchers and Snappers and sheep head by the old lock site

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 02/02/19 ------- alligator bay has Jacks and Snook, Trout in the bay and into spring lake black drum and sheep head rat reds up in the east spring lake
 

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Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Karl   02/24/18------Day time bunch of big jacks
and Snook sheephead and Trout there are in most of the canals, Trout are biting best at night and some big lady fish
10 to 15 pound jacks up in hte ackeramn and Ohara And Big Snook as well

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Karl   02/16/18------Lots of Snook Big Huge and small
a handful of jacks and tons of tiny Snappers. and some Black drum in the ackerman and there is some big sheep head
Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Karl   02/10/18------ Good fishing thuorgh out the canals
The Snook are hitting in the afternoon . Trout and sheep head are best in hte Ackerman
Jacks still working the canals.
Lotsw of Tarpon at the very back of the Ohara

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Karl   02/02/18------ Lot sof fish like Sheep head and Trout near the mouth, shrimp with a small wieght,
Red fish are really showing up in the PC canals and the bridges, shrimp on hte bottom or a chunk of Crabs

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/13/17-------- Grassy point to the beach is doing good on Jacks
and Trout. The Sea Robins are thick in Alligator bay. And the Tarpon are hanging out right by the boat ramp

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/23/15------closed

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/09/15------- Trout and Lady fish midday is best

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/02/15------- Some Trout in the bay and Lady fish
Red fish in the bay across from the pier, and the baot ramp has Snook laying up under
the finger docks

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/23/15------closed

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/09/15------- Trout and Lady fish midday is best

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/02/15------- Some Trout in the bay and Lady fish
Red fish in the bay across from the pier, and the baot ramp has Snook laying up under
the finger docks

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/03/16----- Trout and Sand bream are all doing well here in the canals
Fish are popping at bait at night under the bridges, lots of cat fish in the canals as well.
The Snook are starting to hit on this side of the pond as well. I don't think they have a choice
But not as many reds on this side.
The jacks have slowed down but the blue fish are still here but thining out with the fresh water
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/08/16---- Trout and Snad bream , this has been a good year
for the Sand bream/Silver jennys a tasty fish which you can catch on a #6 hook under a float
with a piece of peeled shrimp meat right next to the sea walls

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/15/16---- Trout and Snad bream over on the PC side
some blue fish and the Bllack drum in some of the way back canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/24/16---- Red fish and Trout in the canals , Some Sand bream and Snappers

 

March

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 03/28/20 ------ the Beach complexe is closed Jacks and some Tarpon . The Snook bite in the counrtyman is good and snapper and sand bream are hitting

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 03/22/20 ------  PC beach pier has been really good, Check to see if it is open
The beach area is CLOSED but the pier should be open to fishing

 

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 03/07/20 ------  Some Tarpon in the pellum water way and the jacks and possible Snook caught while
trolling in most canals

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" - 03/30/19 ------- Big drum and quite a few tarpon, schools of jacks feeding in canals

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" With Capt Mike Myers- 03/23/19 ------- Lots ofo Jacks and Snook , Black drum and the snappers
are in several canals. PC beach has Trout and Cobia even Sharks . The snook under the pier are hitting .

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert" - 03/16/19 ------- Jacks by the beach and snook fishing is good for snook and sharks
The point has had some Red fish, schools of jacks

Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 03/08/19 ------- Lot of snook trolling or casting under the docks
Nice schools of jacks and some Tarpon and quite a few nice Snappers.

Fishin Frank , Robert   03/30/18------  really good for Snook and there is a lot of big jacks 10 pounders
and night itme there is 13 inch snappers Tasty. Black drum and tarpon are both in a lot of the canals

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Josh  03/17/18------trout a bunch of them in the canals better fishing at night.
A lot of snappers and some Snook being caught while trolling , Possible red fish and Sheep head. Flounder reported

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt. Josh  03/10/18------  the Snook are preffering women anglers and Robert can not cacth any
Jack and Snook being caught trollling and there is red fish near the mouths of the canals. Yo zuri crystal minnows and Storm twitch stik
Some Tarpon in the spring lake, canals

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/13/17--------  very good action on Snook and some Reds
More Snappers and Jacks are working the canals , A bunch of Tarpon in the canals
KArl says Big Snook

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/06/17-------- Some Trout in the middle with poppin corks
The SNook under the docks, and a few whiting and Sand bream

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/23/17-------- Snook fishing is good and quite a few jacks,
The Snapper bite is going good look for larger docks,
Red fish near PC beach and the bay. Some Trout out in front of the pier
sheep head around most of the bridges

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/29/17-------- Jacks and Snappers, some sheep head still bunched in the canals
Behind the P.C. beach the canals have some Nice Red fish

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/01/16---- Loaded with Snook right now, Up by the ackerman
and into west spring lake, the Trout have been in the sun rise and some in east spring lake
a ton of Snapper and sand bream

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/16/16---- Trout and Sand bream along with some Red fish
The Snook are what has people talking about the bigger Snook are moving around
And biting at night at least
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/24/16---- the canals have a ton of Snook in them
and the lady fish have moved in. still some sand bream hitting.
The tarpon in the larger canals are again feeding in the early part of the day.

 

April

Fishin Frank & Mr. Blind Tarpon his-self "Robert"  - 04/27/19 ------- Bigger jacks and some black drum and a lot of snook
Snappers are in great numbers but mostly smaller

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 04/20/19 -------

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 04/12/19 ------- Jacks and a lot of tarpon, Snook fishng is good and the snapper bite is ok

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 04/06/19 -------  Still jacks and they are getting bigger up to 15 pounds,
Snapper , sheep head and Tarpon
 

Fishin Frank , Robert   04/28/18 -------Good fishing for jacks and snook trolling
Snappers and some black drum. lady fish low light morning or evening/. Lots of little Tarpon

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt Josh Olive  04/21/18 ------- Pretty good for Big Jacks and slot size snook
Some snappers and black drum, Lots of small Tarpon.

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt Carl  04/13/18 ------- Lots of fish, Jacks and a bunch of Snook from large to Small
Tarpon are working through more of the canals.
The father back you are the bigger the Snook. Like by Tea street, Watch for big jacks in spring lakes.
The most number of Snook are at the mouths of the canals,

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt Carl  04/06/18 ------- Lots of Snook and the Big ones hitting big Bombers while trolling
Some Tarpon and there is a bunch of jacks working the canals. The sand bream are hitting up in the back
and thereis a lot of sheep head and snappers mostly smaller ones.

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/07/17-------- Snok and Snappers, some Sand bream
The lights in the canals have a bunch of Snook, there is a lot of lady fish in the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/21/17-------- Canals are full of Snook, twitch baits and
Schools of Black drum better on the manchester.
Some Trout between the pier and grassy point, and there is some Bull sharks

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/28/17-------  -  early in the morning with top water lures, double prop lures
Black drum and Tarpon in the canals , there is Jacks, some sheep head and snappers a few anyway

small live shrimp for the snapper and for those Tarpon the DOA terro eyz under a bobber reel slowly

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/06/16---- Snook and Tarpon around the elk cam. Edgewater lake
Has Tarpon.
Plenty of Snook and there is a few blue fish. Trout in the canals and out by the pier
jacks are getting to be here in PC canals more and more.

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/16/16----The canals are full of Snook and they are biting
as the month goes on they will work to the mouths of the canals getting ready to go to the beaches to spawn
Red fish and black drum on the PC side are along the sea walls and under the docks

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/29/16--- The canals have the Snook leaving so they are eating
for the swim, Tarpon are bunch of them. The pier has had a bunch of Cobia caught
and the pier is loaded with Snook after dark

 

May

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 05/24/19 -------Lots of snook and jacks and some nice tarpon in the spring lake canals
Snapper are fat and thick in the canals

Fishin Frank, & Capt. Karl 941-565-7325 - 05/12/19 ------- snapper are biting 14 inch shrimp on the bottom is a good bet
Top water lures for big snook.

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 05/04/19 -------  OK lots of small Snook
the snapper bite is good and the jacks are in spring lake and the countryman and Mayan's

 

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Fishin Frank , Robert   05/25/18 -------- Lots and lots of Snook. Shrimp for live bait and Storm swim shads
black drum , Jacks and some Red fish, The spillways are stocked full of fish, bridges are also full of fish.

Fishin Frank , Robert   05/18/18 ------- Jacks and Snook. There is a ton of lady fish and smaller Snappers
plenty of tarpon.

Fishin Frank , Robert   05/11/18 -------  whitng and mangrove  snappers, and smaller snook,
Jack crevele, and Tarpon smaller ones in great numbers 

Fishin Frank  & Capt Josh Olive 05/05/18 ------- jacks and still a lot of snook.
Snappers and some smaller black drum in the 18 inch range nice for the dinner table.

 

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 06/24/19 -------  lots fo black drum and jacks some big Snook in hte countryman
and the beach complexe is closed

Fishin Frank, & Capt. Karl 941-565-7325 - 06/24/19 ------- Tarpon and quite a few snappers
Red fish is doing ok but a lotof  snook more smaller ones but some big ones, right after sun rise MR 17

Fishin Frank, & Capt. Josh Olive, fishcoach.net - 06/16/19 ------   Black drum 2o to 40 inches
Snook fishing is pretty good. and some Sand bream,
Fishin Frank,  Robert   06/29/18 -------- Some Jacks and a lot of Snook and whiting and quite a few Sand bream
Fishin Frank  Robert  & Capt Josh Olive  06/23/18 --------  Jacks and smaller Snook.
Tarpon in the O'hara 

Fishin Frank  & Capt Josh Olive  06/09/18 -------- There is decent numbers of Red Fish<
these reds have been caught on shrimps and thee is also some big schools of jacks. Small spoons reel quick
The Tarpon in the Canals are great fishing. Snook fishing here is good as well

Fishin Frank , Robert & Capt Josh Olive  06/01/18 --------lot sof Snook and some Jacks,
Red fish numbers are in creasing in the Ackerman and O'hara
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/17/17-------- Tarpon and some good size Jacks
A few Black drum. Snook at the spillways is slowing down the bite right there
but the sand bream are really moving along the sea walls with this fresh water

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/23/17-------- Snook from small to large, plenty of Cat fish
The Sand bream are really hitting, A few jacks and some snapper, possible Black drum
The Tarpon are in the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/30/17------- A the mouth of the canals the Snook are doing good
as they come back from the spawn, The Tarpon in the canals are thick in numbers
Black drum are loaded in the Canals , the Jacks are following the manatees,
 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   05/04/17--------  Jacks with in 100 of the entrance
Some Black drum .

Fishin Frank & Robert   05/13/17--------  Snook is lots of smaller Tarpon,
some Pompano by grassy point. Good Snappers in Mancherster

Fishin Frank & Robert   05/20/17--------  East spring lake has some Tarpon,
There is some schools of Jacks , try trolling a twitch stick on the way through the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   05/26/17--------Lot of tarpon most are under 50 pounds but fun.
lots of snook pitching the docks and the jacks are working the canals,
The Manchester has a lot of Snappers.   

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--05/25/15------ The Jacks and Tarpon are both here in the canals
the Mangrove snapper bite is getting better again. The manchester has got some of the biggers ones
a couple of big Sheep head, but thin

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   05/09/16----- Lots of Jacks and tons of Tarpon in the canals
Some Snad bream and Snappers as well.
PC beach the Cobia and sharks are hitting in the bay from the pier,

 

 

June

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/15/15------ Nea rhte mouths of the cnals
the Snapper are thick , the Snook are making thier way back into the canals
Look close at the water millions of tiny fry are swimming in the canals, very cool to see

 

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/08/15------ Lots of snappers, and if you are looking
for where did the Red fish go try the PC canals, there seems to be a lot of reds here in the canals

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/02/15------ Snook a few

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/09/16----- Lots of Snook not many larger ones,
The jacks are thick over here, and there is a bunch of Snappers here

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/20/16----- Trout and Lady fish ,

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/27/16----- Snook, and a few black drum
Some Trout and decent snapper fishing under the bridges

 

July

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 07/27/19 ------  Jacks and black drum and snook better towards the Harbor and
the bull sharks and in the canals

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 07/20/19 ------ Still jacks and black drum and most canals have snappers and some snook  

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 07/12/19 ------ Black drum lots of them and some Snook and a lotof Bull sharks
in the canals and possible Tarpon

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 07/05/19 ------ Lots of black drum and small snook and somme Jakcs
The Tarpon are moving back in. 

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Fishin Frank, Robert 07/27/18 -------Sand Bream and Snook, The Snappers are in great numbers
 

Fishin Frank
, Robert & Capt Josh Olive- 07/14/18 ------- Lots of small Snok and there is some good fishing for Black drum
and Sand bream, and tons of mangrove snappers.

Fishin Frank, Robert & Capt Josh Olive- 07/06/18 ------- Lots of snook and some nice,
Some big black drums, sand bream best tasting fish in the Harbor. Some Tarpon in east and or west spring lake
Tons of tiny,
 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/06/17-------- Possible jacks, slow fishing,
But this will change

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/15/17-------- The bridges of Edgewater have Snook and tarpon
The Tarpon are almost every where, or better said could be any where
Black drum from the tiny 10 incher to 60 pounds

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/21/17-------- along the bridges on edgewater, Snook and Jacks
the Tarpon are in many of the canals, they seem to be feeding and moving on to another
The Tarpon are best bet trolling, The storm twitch or 15 bomber {SIG}

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/29/17-------- Some snook early on Storm 4 inch paddle tails
and DOA spit tail flukes, cast under the docks


Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/28/15------ Snook and Pompano, With some good Snapper fishing
There are some Sharks here in the bay and can be caught from the pier.

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/15/15------ Snapper not many , it is more of a Trout thing
here off the pier, a few lady fish. the snook fishing is better by the ramp

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/06/15-----Some sharks and a couple Cobia caught here this week

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/04/16----- Black drum not as many as PG but enough
snad bream are really starting to bite,. the snapper bite is on the up swing, why it should be slowing
but it is getting better. Plenty of snook at night or first thing in the morning

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/18/16----- Black drum and Snappers with a bunch of sand bream
Myan ciclid good eating fish.

Fishin Frank & Robert   07/29/16----- Better fishing as the weather changes , Black drum edgewater lake
Jacks , tarpon the sand bream is getting slower,
PC beach some snook and a few tarpon

 

August

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 08/23/19 ------ at the beach complexe Trout and even some Jacks and Tarpon
with snook i better numbers near the Harbor, Back by the spillways the Myan's

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 08/16/19 ------ Lots of snook coming back from the gulf the spawn is over
and Jacks and Myan's     

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon  - 08/10/19 ------ Pretty good but slowing down,
Snook and some jacks and a couple Bull sharks.

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Fishin Frank, Robert & Capt. Morris Campbell- 08/25/18 ------- Black drum , Lady fish. The Sand bream are really hitting use pieces of Shrimp. Mayan's big ones like 1.5 pounds

Fishin Frank, Robert 08/18/18 ------- Jacks and a lot of sand bream and possible atlandtic croakers
Lots of smaller Snook and tarpon. Mangrove Snapper larger one in the Manchester

Fishin Frank, Robert 08/11/18 -------

Fishin Frank, Robert 08/04/18 ------- Lots of snook and a bunch of jacks
Sand bream are hitting around most of the docks, Tarpon are in many of the canals,
Black drum are the big fish.

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/04/17-------- Some smaller black drum in the canals back off O'hara
quite a few sand bream, and some jacks working the canals, Lots of Tarpon

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/12/17-------- Lots of snook and the Jacks and working all of the canals
The Tarpon are checking out many canals where they have never been before
Sand bream and Black drum in the Ackerman.

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/18/17--------  One guy in a boat says there is tarpon and Small black drum
and trolling the docks for snook is doing good, There is Red fish in the Ackerman.
Robert caught a bunch of peanut Snook, and a little red fish.

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/25/17-------- Snook trolling is a good bet,
Some Jacks and Snappers. The Tarpon are just about or could be almost any or ever where
Spotted around not thick but if you find them black drum 15 inches, The Larger Snook are starting
to come in to the canals
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/24/15------ The mouths of the canals have a bunch of Tarpon
up in the canals the Tarpon and Snook are starting to move in or I should say up father into the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/12/15------ A few Snook and some big Snappers, there is some Red fish
but not great yet. There is some schools of Jacks

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/08/16-----  Tarpon in the canal and there is quite a few Snappers
Black drum moving in schools , jacks and some Snook hitting under the dock.
Red fish moving into the canals,

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/15/16-----  Snook and some Red fish,
There is a bunch of Jacks, the Tarpon fishing is very good in the canals on the Bay shore side

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/22/16----- Good chance of tarpon and the Lady fish and Jacks are starting to feed in the
Canals the Snook fishing is getting better by the day. not bad

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/29/16-----  Snook and Tarpon close to the spillways is even better
Tarpon in Alligator bay

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/29/16----- Lot of Snook and red fish, Quite a few Tarpon mostly smaller tarpon
but hey they are Tarpon. maybe some Jacks.

 

September

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 09/21/19 ------ Tarpon and snook the snook by the pier or under the pier and Tarpon crusing by
with some sand bream

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 09/14/19 ------    bunches of Snook and some Tarpon
and the smaller black drum and Sand bream hitting

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon with Capt Morris Campbell  - 09/07/19 ------ A lot of jacks moving into the canals
Some Tarpon and a lot of Gar

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Fishin Frank,  "Robert" The Blind Tarpon- 09/27/18 ------- BLack drum and Sand bream and a lot of Snook
maybe red fish and the tarpon are back by flamingo and a lot of Snappers.

Fishin Frank, Mr. Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 09/15/18 ------- Black drum and a lot of Snook and some Red Fish

Fishin Frank, Robert the Blind Tarpon & Capt Josh Olive- 09/08/18 ------- Black drum Red Fihs and still some Sand bream
the Jacks are still in decent numbers.

Fishin Frank, & Capt Josh Olive- 09/01/18 ------- Snook fishing is good up in the manchesters
and the Red fish are scattered under some docks, the closer to a bridge the better the odds.
Black drum are crusieing along the sea walls, Sand bream are

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/01/17-------- Snook at the spill ways and there is Tarpon.
Mixed sizes of Black drum. could be anywhere but from 14 inches to 60 pounders

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/15/17-------- Lots of tarpon and still some black drum from larger to small
Lots of Snook Ohara and Ackerman

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/23/17--------Snook scattered all over better by the Ackerman.
Black drum in the smaller sizes,

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/29/17-------- Lots of small tarpon which will eat the tiny Storm baits
and flies are another good bet. 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/15/15------ the canals have a bunch of Red fish and some Snook
better snapper fihsing on this side.

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/07/15------ Snook and Some Jacks

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/13/16----- Lot of Snook and red fish, Quite a few Tarpon mostly smaller tarpon
but hey they are Tarpon. maybe some Jacks.

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/22/16----- Pretty good reports, lots of smaller black drum 18 to 24 inches
Snook are doing well trolling, 15 bombers.

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/28/16----- Sand bream and Jacks, Some decent snook
it really seems this year you need to learn trolling to get your Slot snook.

 

 

October

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 10/05/19 ------ Jacks big ones and the snook on the out going tide
Some reds and a lot of snappers showing up.

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Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 10/27/18 ------- good fishing for Black drum Snook and a lot of Tarpon in the pellum
Snapper and Red fish in Manchester

Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 10/19/18 ------- Black drum and lots of snook
Sand bream are hitting close to sea walls , Mayan's and Talipha.
-in great numbers.

 

 

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Fishin Frank & Robert   10/14/17-------- Lots of Smaller Snook and The Tarpon by spring lake
Red fish and snapper by PC beach,

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/20/17-------- Some Jacks and The tarpon are in east spring lake
Drum in the Ackerman, 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/27/17-------- tons of Snook in the canals. The big Snook are under the docks
Sand bream are really starting to hit and some black drum.

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/27/15----- Lots of Tarpon in the canals and the Snappers are doing better
The Jacks are thicker in the PC canals than ever.
The pier has some snappers and the Snook fishing in the morning is pretty good

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/19/15----- The beach has some Good Snook fishing
in the canals the black drum and Tarpon are pretty thick

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/09/15------Tarpon and Jacks are the things here,
The beach has some Nice reds, in east spring the is some 20 pound black drum

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/03/15------??? 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/18/16----- doing pretty good with Jacks and Snook
Snappers under the bridges and there with them is some nice black drum

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/24/16----- Pc beach has some flounder fishing 15 inch average
and some Good fishing for Red fish, the boat ramp has sme Snook
Jacks up in the canals and some Black drum. Tarpon in a couple of the canals

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/07/15------ Snook and it seems like the reds are moving into the Canals
here in port Charlotte, look for boats on a lift and the reds are hanging out under the lifts in the shade 

 

fishin Frank & Robert   08/12/15------ slow there is some Tarpon, but it is tough,
lots of new under water obstruction, so you will lose a lot of lures,
 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/28/15------ The Tarpon have moved into the canals
and with the spill ways flowing the dams have bunches of Tarpon at the bases

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/15/15------no water moving , we need rain to fire up the bite here

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/06/15----- A few Tarpon and the Snook are starting to move back in here

 

November

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 11/30/19 ------ Jacks and possible Trout, Snook at the Bridges along with snapper , Sand Bream
 

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 11/16/19 ------ Some sand bream and the jacks are doing better with decent size black drum and quite a few Red Fish 12 to 18 inches

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 11/09/19 ------ Tons of snook and some Tarpon more in east spring lake
Black drum right along the sea wall. the Blue crabs are the best bait. Possible snappers and Sand bream

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 11/02/19 ------ Jacks are moving in and the Snook are hitting
The sand bream in the courty-man and pellum water ways. Snook and black drum being caught while trolling

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Fishin Frank, & The Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 11/24/18 ------- The Acrerman and manchest Snook and jacks
Trout by the beach complex , small Tarpon  Red fish across from the beach at the mouth of the canals
Lots of jacks and a bunch of mayans

Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 11/17/18 ------- good fishing in the canals Snook and snappers in good numbers with some
small to med black drum.

Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 11/10/18 ------- Snook fishing is very good in the canals
hay even Robert is catching big Snook. Jacks in decent numbers 3 to 5 pounds. Black drum in both spring lake canal and better up in  hte countryman
some Tarpon.
 

Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 11/03/18 ------- Snook lots of them  in the canals, and a lot of Black drum and snappers
Jacks in good size schools. In the way back canals there is a bunch of sand bream.

 

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Fishin Frank & Robert   11/04/17--------  Snook fishing trolling or casting under the docks free line shrimp
Black drum in west spring lake. a ton of small tarpon in either spring lake

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/11/17-------- Trolling for Snook is the better way, or casting a twitch stik under the docks
while slow on a trolling motor. Some Sand bream.  

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/23/17-------- Snook fishing in the Ackerman and Ohara water ways is very good
and The Tarpon could be in any canal. Sheep head and Black drum in many of the canals.
Troling a 15 bomber and Jacks and Snook are both hitting it.

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/23/15----- The canals are really filling up with snook
the Snapper s are biting in most of the canals, the Lady and are really thick in front of the beach complex
which means the Tarpon are thick here as well

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/13/15----- Mouth of the canals have Snapper and some trout
the red fish are betting more and more numbers, the Reds are biting in east Spring lake and way up in west
Spring, Tarpon still working the canals. Quite a few Snook caught in the country-man this last week

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/30/15----- Jacks and Snook are the big story, but there is a ton
of lady fish and snad bream in the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/14/16----- The Pc- beach has some nice red fish and at the boat ramp
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/08/16----- Snook are doing well, trolling is doing pretty good
Some Schools of Jacks which hit the same lures as the snook
Under the docks the Snappers are hitting

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/21/16-----Lots oof snook and Jacks , the red fish bite is good
and there are a few canals with Tarpon holding in them.
Capt. Karl says Sheep head under the docks and bridges

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/29/16----- Jacks in the canals and big schools of the mullet
have the Jacks following them. The Sand bream are also starting to school up
a few snappers bunching up under the docks.

 

December

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Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/31/2022 — A few snook, scattered. Try trolling lures, which might get you a jack or two as well.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/24/2022 — A mixed bag in here. Sand bream, baby tarpon, juvenile goliath grouper, snook and black drum just showing up. A couple sheepshead, but it's not a flood yet. Visibility is up to about 3 feet, making it easier to see the abundant debris, so keep a sharp eye out.

Robert &  Capt. Josh  12/17/2022 — Snook have been moving thru regularly. Jacks and juvenile tarpon are also showing up. Black drum have been spotted around seawalls but not caught. Bigger mangrove snapper and a few sheepshead round it out. Don't get too excited about the sheepshead; there aren't really enough to target yet.

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Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 12/14/19 ------  The beach has some red fish and the reds are at the mouths of the canals and the black drum
are in the canals, Jacks are working all of the canals best in the Ackerman ***

Fishin Frank, & Robert, The Blind Tarpon - 12/06/19 ------  Jacks and Jacks with the Snook bite getting better and the sand bream
are still really hitting and Red fish being caught in the ackerman   ****
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Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert" & Capt Karl- 12/21/18 ------- The snapper are larger and some black drum and a lot of Snook and or jakcs being caught trolling. Trout out in front of the beach. Big top water prop baits are the thing for Big Snook here in the canals

Fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 12/14/18 ------- Snook and some smaller Jacks and The Trout near the mouths of the canals
Snook in Spring lake closer the the midway bridge

fishin Frank, & Blind Tarpon "Robert"- 12/01/18 ------- Snook and snappers the Manchester has black drum and snappers
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   12/13/16-----  The canals are doing well
the Red Tide, really did not come up into the PC canals ,
Snapper, Jacks, and some Trout.
Grassy point has Red fish and up to the Countryman water way

Fishin Frank & Robert   12/22/16--------   Jacks are a regular hit, Red fish and some Black drum
and decent snook fishing. a few sheep head under the bridges
Big Snook by PC beach and a couple of Red fish on the big side

Fishin Frank & Robert   12/28/16-------- Jacks are the most fun you have to find them, but they are there somewhere
Snapper and Snook under the docks, Blcak drum by PC beach. Smaller tarpon way back 14 inch tarpon,

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--12/30/14------- ?????

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--12/19/14------- Trout and some lady fish
the time for keeper Trout here is day break, as the sun comes up the Trout
start to feed, Poppin corks and shrimp or Storm twitch sticks

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--12/05/14-------Trout early in the day,
Mid day there is some LAdy fish

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--11/28/14------- no reports

 

 

 

Port charlotte Canals Salt/brackish

Port charlotte Beach pier- .
 Spillways along 41-
East Spring lake
Edgewater Ramp
Lister Park
Sunrise Park

January

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--01/22/15-------  Night time snapper and black drum

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--01/13/15------- /??????

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/24/15------ The canals have a bunch of Snook which have come back from
the Beaches, and are starting to move back into the canals.
The Jacks are finding more and more places they like on the Port Charlotte side, Soon it may be as good as
some of the PGI canals, the new water from the cahanges on the fresh water side may be helping bring
some of these fish into the canals

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/04/16----- Tarpon and Trout lots of snook here on the PC side
Jacks getting thicker by the day.
The Snad bream bit this year is very good, really tasty fish .

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/13/16----- PC beach has a lt of Trout and the canals are getting more by the hour
The snook fishing on the pc side is better. The Jacks are finding the ackerman and the elkcam water ways
have good food and are holding here.

Fishin Frank & Robert   01/26/16----- Pc beach and the Canals have Spotted trout
There are quite a bit of sheep head under the bridges.

 

 

February

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/23/15------closed

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/09/15------- Trout and Lady fish midday is best

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/02/15------- Some Trout in the bay and Lady fish
Red fish in the bay across from the pier, and the baot ramp has Snook laying up under
the finger docks

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/23/15------closed

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/09/15------- Trout and Lady fish midday is best

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--02/02/15------- Some Trout in the bay and Lady fish
Red fish in the bay across from the pier, and the baot ramp has Snook laying up under
the finger docks

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/03/16----- Trout and Sand bream are all doing well here in the canals
Fish are popping at bait at night under the bridges, lots of cat fish in the canals as well.
The Snook are starting to hit on this side of the pond as well. I don't think they have a choice
But not as many reds on this side.
The jacks have slowed down but the blue fish are still here but thining out with the fresh water
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/08/16---- Trout and Snad bream , this has been a good year
for the Sand bream/Silver jennys a tasty fish which you can catch on a #6 hook under a float
with a piece of peeled shrimp meat right next to the sea walls

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/15/16---- Trout and Snad bream over on the PC side
some blue fish and the Bllack drum in some of the way back canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   02/24/16---- Red fish and Trout in the canals , Some Sand bream and Snappers

 

March

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/01/16---- Loaded with Snook right now, Up by the ackerman
and into west spring lake, the Trout have been in the sun rise and some in east spring lake
a ton of Snapper and sand bream

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/16/16---- Trout and Sand bream along with some Red fish
The Snook are what has people talking about the bigger Snook are moving around
And biting at night at least
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   03/24/16---- the canals have a ton of Snook in them
and the lady fish have moved in. still some sand bream hitting.
The tarpon in the larger canals are again feeding in the early part of the day.

 

April

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/06/16---- Snook and Tarpon around the elk cam. Edgewater lake
Has Tarpon.
Plenty of Snook and there is a few blue fish. Trout in the canals and out by the pier
jacks are getting to be here in PC canals more and more.

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/16/16----The canals are full of Snook and they are biting
as the month goes on they will work to the mouths of the canals getting ready to go to the beaches to spawn
Red fish and black drum on the PC side are along the sea walls and under the docks

Fishin Frank & Robert   04/29/16--- The canals have the Snook leaving so they are eating
for the swim, Tarpon are bunch of them. The pier has had a bunch of Cobia caught
and the pier is loaded with Snook after dark

 

May

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--05/25/15------ The Jacks and Tarpon are both here in the canals
the Mangrove snapper bite is getting better again. The manchester has got some of the biggers ones
a couple of big Sheep head, but thin

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   05/09/16----- Lots of Jacks and tons of Tarpon in the canals
Some Snad bream and Snappers as well.
PC beach the Cobia and sharks are hitting in the bay from the pier,

 

 

June

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/15/15------ Nea rhte mouths of the cnals
the Snapper are thick , the Snook are making thier way back into the canals
Look close at the water millions of tiny fry are swimming in the canals, very cool to see

 

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/08/15------ Lots of snappers, and if you are looking
for where did the Red fish go try the PC canals, there seems to be a lot of reds here in the canals

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--06/02/15------ Snook a few

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/09/16----- Lots of Snook not many larger ones,
The jacks are thick over here, and there is a bunch of Snappers here

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/20/16----- Trout and Lady fish ,

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   06/27/16----- Snook, and a few black drum
Some Trout and decent snapper fishing under the bridges

 

July
Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/28/15------ Snook and Pompano, With some good Snapper fishing
There are some Sharks here in the bay and can be caught from the pier.

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/15/15------ Snapper not many , it is more of a Trout thing
here off the pier, a few lady fish. the snook fishing is better by the ramp

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/06/15-----Some sharks and a couple Cobia caught here this week

August
Fishin Frank & Robert   08/24/15------ The mouths of the canals have a bunch of Tarpon
up in the canals the Tarpon and Snook are starting to move in or I should say up father into the canals

Fishin Frank & Robert   08/12/15------ A few Snook and some big Snappers, there is some Red fish
but not great yet. There is some schools of Jacks

September
 

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/15/15------ the canals have a bunch of Red fish and some Snook
better snapper fihsing on this side.

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/07/15------ Snook and Some Jacks

October

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/27/15----- Lots of Tarpon in the canals and the Snappers are doing better
The Jacks are thicker in the PC canals than ever.
The pier has some snappers and the Snook fishing in the morning is pretty good

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/19/15----- The beach has some Good Snook fishing
in the canals the black drum and Tarpon are pretty thick

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/09/15------Tarpon and Jacks are the things here,
The beach has some Nice reds, in east spring the is some 20 pound black drum

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   10/03/15------??? 

Fishin Frank & Robert   09/07/15------ Snook and it seems like the reds are moving into the Canals
here in port Charlotte, look for boats on a lift and the reds are hanging out under the lifts in the shade 

 

fishin Frank & Robert   08/12/15------ slow there is some Tarpon, but it is tough,
lots of new under water obstruction, so you will lose a lot of lures,
 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/28/15------ The Tarpon have moved into the canals
and with the spill ways flowing the dams have bunches of Tarpon at the bases

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/15/15------no water moving , we need rain to fire up the bite here

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--07/06/15----- A few Tarpon and the Snook are starting to move back in here

 

November

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/23/15----- The canals are really filling up with snook
the Snapper s are biting in most of the canals, the Lady and are really thick in front of the beach complex
which means the Tarpon are thick here as well

 

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/13/15----- Mouth of the canals have Snapper and some trout
the red fish are betting more and more numbers, the Reds are biting in east Spring lake and way up in west
Spring, Tarpon still working the canals. Quite a few Snook caught in the country-man this last week

Fishin Frank & Robert   11/30/15----- Jacks and Snook are the big story, but there is a ton
of lady fish and snad bream in the canals

 

December

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Fishin Frank & Robert   12/02/17------- quite a few smaller Snook and a bunch of hard head cat fish,
Jacks in the Ackerman, and some big black drum. The Ohara has some big Snook in the way back on top water
The Snapper and sheep head at the mouths of the canals, like the manchester   

Fishin Frank & Robert   12/08/17-----Ackerman has some Nice Trout, the manchester and countryman both have Trout and Snook
--Jacks are another catch

Fishin Frank & Robert   12/29/17------- Snook, snapper and Sheep head being caught inmost canals
Snook caught while trolling and the jacks up to 30 inches caught, Storm Tiwtch and Bomber 15
And the X-rap og 8 size 

 

 

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--12/30/14------- ?????

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--12/19/14------- Trout and some lady fish
the time for keeper Trout here is day break, as the sun comes up the Trout
start to feed, Poppin corks and shrimp or Storm twitch sticks

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--12/05/14-------Trout early in the day,
Mid day there is some LAdy fish

Fishin Frank & Robert's report--11/28/14------- no reports